Golden Rustyback Fern vs Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium aureum compared with Asplenium trichomanes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Rustyback Fern	Maidenhair Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium aureum	Asplenium trichomanes

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden Rustyback Fern and Maidenhair Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Golden Rustyback Fern

LC — Least Concern

Maidenhair Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Rustyback Fern	Maidenhair Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Rustyback Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).